OFFICIAL MINUTES
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING OF THE ELOY FIRE DISTRICT BOARD
October 10, 2016
- Call to order and confirmation of quorum: A meeting of the Board was called to order by Chairman Brenda Straw at the Eloy Fire District Administration office, located at 4010 N. Toltec Road, Eloy, Arizona at 1802 hours on Monday, October 10, 2016. A quorum was confirmed with five members present: Brenda Straw, Mary Jane Damron, Belinda Akes, Luis Ybarra, and Edward Sauceda.
- Pledge of allegiance. Chairman Brenda Straw led the pledge of allegiance.
- Call to the Public: No members of the public addressed the board.
- Special Ceremony. Fire Chief Kelly Weddle thanked everyone for attending. Rigoberto Melendez was presented his badge for successfully completing probation and becoming a regular status full time firefighter. Captain Eugene Klix added his congratulations.
- Consent Agenda:
- A. Minutes of the regular district meeting on September 12, 2016.
- B. Financial Statements
- C. Approval of Warrants
- The Board reviewed the Minutes, Financial Statements and Warrant List. Chief Weddle pointed out the highlights of the financials. MOTION made by Belinda Akes to approve items A, B, and C from the consent Agenda. SECONDED by Brenda Straw. MOTION PASSED (5 Ayes 0 Nays).
- Executive Session
- None.
- Business
- A. Review, discussion, and possible action on approving IGA with Pinal County for the EverBridge mass notification system. Chief Weddle said that the attorney was still reviewing the agreement and recommend that the item be tabled. NO ACTION TAKEN, item was tabled.
- B. Review, discussion, and possible action on purchasing Incident Command System hardware and program. Chief Weddle explained that this item is related to the recent grant, and that one bid was received from FlameSim. MOTION made by Mary Jane Damron to accept the bid for Incident Command System hardware and program from FlameSim for $26,431.65. SECONDED by Brenda Straw. MOTION PASSED (5 Ayes 0 Nays).
- Reports and Correspondence
- B. Fire Marshal Report: Fire Marshal Bob Poindexter presented his monthly report.
- A. Fire Chief Report: Fire Chief Kelly Weddle presented his monthly report.
- Future Agenda Items: The IGA with Pinal County for the EverBridge mass notification system, renewal of third party billing, and annexations may be on future agenda(s).
- Adjournment. MOTION made by Brenda Straw to adjourn the meeting. SECONDED by Mary Jane Damron. The meeting was adjourned by Chairman Brenda Straw at 1826.